After much thought and consideration, here is the Food Safety News Naughty list for 2009:
NAUGHTY: Stewart Parnell, President of Peanut Corporation of America, for asking for nearly $1 million
“The general public must recognize that only after the demystification of U.S. agriculture will family farmers, labor, and consumers see beyond corporate agribusiness’ manipulations to the point where they
U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-LA) called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse its ban on the sale of fresh live oysters from Gulf Coast
Fishermen in the oyster business are not pleased with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) announcement that it will reformulate its policy on processing raw oysters
Over the weekend Michael Tayor, senior advisor to the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the agency’s intention to reformulate its policy on processing
The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) announced today that the Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives provides $1 million for
Marion Nestle is an authority on food politics and policy. Nestle, a professor of public health and sociology at New York University, has written several books–all must reads for
Three years ago, it was a different time. Bacteria could not get dates on weekends.
People who shunned meat could feel smug about leading lives free from E. coli O157:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday the launch of its Reportable Food Registry (RFR), an electronic system that food facilities are required to report to
When looking at a maze of federal agencies, be it the “intelligence community” or our nation’s food safety mechanism, it is easy to forget that it is the individuals